Sissay Bekele Mekbib

Citrus sinensis cultivation in Ethiopia and postharvest biocontrol

using plant extracts and microbial antagonists

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Postharvest application of chemical pesticides on
fruit and vegetables has serious longterm effects on
human health and environment and can result in
resistant pathogen strains. The search for
biopesticides using microbial antagonists and
natural plant products has subsequently become more
important as viable alternatives to control
postharvest diseases. In this study, besides
documenting the preharvest citrus cultivation
practices, pests and postharvest disease incidences
in Ethiopia, extracts from two plant species and
three microbial antagonists have been documented as a
breakthrough postharvest biocontrol agents. Besides
controlling citrus infection, the semi-commercial
application of antagonists and plant extracts has
also improved fruit quality and may provide a
commercial solution for citrus industry world wide.
This book will provide substantial information to
Citrus Producing Companies, Agricultural Field
Experts, Plant Pathologists, Biocontrol Product
Processing Experts and Scientists interested in the
field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 274g
• ISBN-13: 9783639172430
• ISBN-10: 3639172434
• Artikelnr.: 26614342

Autorenporträt

Sissay Bekele PhD: Studied Plant Pathology at the University of
Pretoria. Lecturer at the Department of Biology, National
University of Lesotho.

Lise Korsten is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and
Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria. Developed South
Africa's first biocontrol agent. A technical assessor for SANAS
for food safety.